WELCOME TO OUR SCHOOL GLOBAL NEIGHBOURS PAGE

What are global neighbours?

At our school Global Neighbours are a group of children in the upper juniors who run worship sessions each term to educate the whole school on national issues. These children want to address social injustice so that all global citizens can flourish

Christian Aid offer an accreditation to become a recognised Global Neighbour school. Their scheme aims to increase pupils’ understanding of the root causes of poverty and injustice, as well as engage and empower pupils as agents of change in the transformation of our world. The scheme supports  the Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural (SMSC) development of pupils, strengthens the ‘promotion of fundamental British Values’, promotes critical thinking across the curriculum and strengthens links with the local community. Global Neighbours can also enhance Religious Education provision by increasing pupils’ knowledge and understanding about why and how Christians, along with people of other faiths and those of no faith, want to change the world to one where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty where everyone can flourish.

By helping pupils to claim their voice as global citizens, participation in the scheme  helps  pupils to become active global citizens and courageous advocates for change in the world, from a local to global and international level.

What our global neighbours have informed us about so far this year:

Term 1 - Racism

This term we taught the whole school about the effects that Nelson Mandela had on the rest of the world during his life under apartheid. We told everybody what he had achieved during his life and informed them about how he encouraged global inclusivity. We are lucky because racism is not tolerated at our school. We would hate to live in a world where it was.

Term 2- Child Abuse 

This term we taught the whole school about Child Abuse and what to do if you see someone in danger and how the school can help if you know someone is in danger. The main focus of this assembly was to show the school what to do and what child abuse looks like to make everyone aware. This was to show that as a school we will not stop until child abuse all over the world stops and every child has a safe space to live in.

Term 3- Deforestation

This term we taught the whole school about deforestation and how we can help with deforestation. The main focus of the assembly was the make the school aware that although we see trees sometimes there isn't enough trees around the world. We have taught the school how important trees are and what the world would be like for humans and animals if they did not exist.